Tennis star, Naomi Osaka who is currently out in Melbourne, Australia gearing up for the Australian Open took to her Instagram page to honour and show respect to Serena Williams in a post which she captioned as “Me and Mom”. 
The 22-year-old Japanese professional tennis player, who beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 at the US Open to win a Grand Slam title in 2018, took to her Instagram to the image of herself and her idol Serena Williams.
“Me and my mom,” She captioned the photo.
Twitter users had mixed reactions to the photo. Some praised Naomi for honouring Serena. But some read meanings into the word “mom” and told her that Serena isn’t her mom but a champion.
Recall that when Naomi beat Serena in 2018 to win the Grand Slam title, the crowd booed Naomi and Serena ended up switching from competitor mode to that of a mother, consoling the Japanese player as she wept.
Naomi, Serena and other superstar tennis players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer are currently in Australian gearing up for the Australian Open but were involved in some charity games to raise funds to support the Australian wildfire fight.
Naomi Osaka and her sister, Mari, were inspired to start playing tennis after seeing the Williams sisters on television. 
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